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are numerous. Osmunda was once abundant but is now probably extinct. 

 Nephrodlum {Lastrea) Thehjpteris, Convallaria iiuijalis, Erica Tetralix, 

 and alders and buckthorns also grow there. 



Halting at a field gate on the way back to the " Griffin," Professor 

 Boulger read a paper " On the Origin and Distribution of the British 

 Flora" [Transactions, ii. 69] . A very cordial and unanimous response 

 was made to the request of the President, seconded by Mr, H. Walker, that 

 thanks should be voted to the author for his admirable essay. 



Much regret was felt that time would not admit of a visit to Sir Brook 

 Bridges' woods, permission and facilities to visit which were kindly given 

 by Mr. T. M. Gepp. 



Upon returning to Chelmsford at about six o'clock, the company sat 

 down at the " Saracen's Head," to one of the " high teas " now so well 

 known to members, admirably served by Mr. Fuller. 



At the close of the repast Mr. Meldola proposed, in a few well-chosen 

 words, votes of thanks to those who, by their kind aid, had so much 

 enhanced the success of the meeting : — to the Bishop of St. Albans, the 

 Rev. R. E. Bartlet, Mr. E. Currant, Mr. Chancellor, Rev. T. P. Bridges, 

 Rev. S. T. Gibson, Mr. Gepp, Professor Boulger, Mr. H. Corder, and 

 others who had in various ways given valuable assistance. He was very 

 glad on the present occasion to see that they had among them so large a 

 number of their colleagues of the " Chelmsford Museum," and he hoped 

 that this mutual arrangement might hold good for many future meetings. 

 At the same time they must not forget to return their most cordial 

 thanks to those members of the Museum who had been good enough to 

 receive and entertain them in the very kind and hospitable manner they 

 had done that day. [Applause] . 



Mr. John Spiller, F.C.S., said, as that was the first occasion on which 

 the members of the Essex Field Club had been able to come and go by 

 rail on easier terms than usual, he should like to include among those to 

 whom votes of thanks were given the Directors of the Great Eastern 

 Railway Company. [Hear, hear.] As a Londoner he was glad to find 

 that the Great Eastern Railway Company had, so to speak, recognised 

 the Society, and that its members would, in future, be able to travel by 

 rail to their various meetings on more advantageous terms than persons 

 who were not interested in scientific pursuits. About tlu-ee weeks ago a 

 Deputation, of whom he was one, waited on the Directors, and were most 

 kindly received by Mr. Parkes, the Chairman, and when he had heard 

 what they had to urge on behalf of this, their local scientific Society, he, 

 on behalf of the Duectors was good enough to accord them the privilege 

 they asked for. He thought, therefore, that when they were passing these 

 votes of thanks they should include in them thanks to the Chairman and 

 Directors of the Great Eastern Railway for the concession they had 

 granted them. [Hear, hear.] 



The votes of thanks having been carried by acclamation, Mr. Durrant 

 briefly responded on behalf of the Museum, assuring the members of the 



